EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
General Electric Aviation
Winfield, KS · Parent: General Electric Co (ge Co)
- Total releases
- 4.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
General Electric Aviation: how the 4.3K lbs splits
4.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.8K lbs 64.2%
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 35.1%
- Land Disposal 30 lbs 0.7%
General Electric Aviation's 4.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 64.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
General Electric Aviation is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winfield, KS, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 4.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 11,463 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Electric Aviation is pounds #152 and chemical-count #189 at 4.3K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Electric Aviation; Western Industries Plastic Products LLC; Greif Industrial Packaging & Services; Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kansas: Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant; Sierracin/sylmar Corp; Cal Grinding Inc; Mtm Trailers. Other General Electric Co (ge Co) sites in this extract: Ge Aerospace Plant 2; Ge Aerospace Auburn; Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc; Ge Aerospace Plant 1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel.
General Electric Aviation is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Winfield, KS: 4.3K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 64.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant and Sierracin/sylmar Corp.
General Electric Aviation vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Electric Aviation: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, General Electric Aviation reports the 716th-largest volume (4.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 69.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant and Sierracin/sylmar Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Electric Aviation's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 69.7%. Not a toxicity score.
General Electric Aviation Form-R facts
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33% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How General Electric Aviation releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 422% (607 lbs to 3.2K lbs).
General Electric Aviation: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows General Electric Aviation year-over-year reported totals (increased by 422% from 2019 to 2021). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 607 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 549 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
General Electric Aviation in Cowley
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Electric Aviation
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including General Electric Aviation, Western Industries Plastic Products LLC, Greif Industrial Packaging & Services, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant, Sierracin/sylmar Corp, Cal Grinding Inc.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Electric Aviation on cumulative reported pounds (4.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Behr Process LLC - Atlanta, Alpha Precision Group Sintered Metals, Hobbs Fractionation Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other General Electric Co (ge Co) Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ge Aerospace Plant 2, Ge Aerospace Auburn, Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include General Electric Aviation. General Electric Aviation stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This General Electric Aviation TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Electric Aviation totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winfield, KS, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 336412 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Cowley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Behr Process LLC - Atlanta (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Electric Aviation stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 64.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov